“Every man is what he is, because of the dominating thoughts which he permits to occupy his mind.”
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“thoughts are things," and powerful things at that, when they are mixed with definiteness of purpose, persistence, and a BURNING DESIRE for their translation into riches, or other material objects.”
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“The emotions of faith, love, and Sex are the most powerful of all the major positive emotions.
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“Every person who wins in any undertaking must be willing to burn his ships and cut all sources of retreat. Only by so doing can one be sure of maintaining that state of mind known as”
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Napoleon Hill
“If we sow the seeds of hatred and envy and discouragement in others, we, in turn, develop these qualities in ourselves.”
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“If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self.”
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“Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognise failure, will bring riches.”
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“If the thing you wish to do is right, and you believe in it, go ahead and do it! Put your dream across, and never mind what “they” say if you meet with temporary defeat, for “they,” perhaps, do not know that every failure brings with it the seed of an equivalent success.”
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“Within every adversity is an equal or greater benefit.
Within every problem is an opportunity.
Even in the knocks of life, we can find great gifts.”
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“Tell the world what you intend to do but first show it.”
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“Weak desires bring weak results, just as a small amount of fire makes a small amount of heat.”
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“The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile.”
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“The way of success is the way of continuous pursuit of knowledge.”
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“There comes with every experience of temporary defeat, and every failure and every form of adversity, the seed of an equivalent benefit”
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“Our remedies oft in ourselves do lie Which we ascribe to heaven; the fated sky Gives us free scope; and only backward pulls Our slow designs when we ourselves are dull. How much I could do if I only tried. * (1803-1873) English dramatist, novelist, and politician.”
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